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#1

Southeast / Re: North Carolina

Last post by wriddle082 - Today at 09:21:46 PM

Cross-posted again.

9:50AM:  NCDOT is now reporting that the two right lanes of I-85/I-40 [westbound] have reopened.  They are also reporting that traffic is now "returned to normal", but current traffic conditions indicate that there is heavy traffic congestion in both directions near Exit 150 (Haw River).  US-70 east of Mebane is still being reported as closed.

A couple of counties north of this area, a sinkhole formed in the eastbound lanes of US 58/360 in Halifax County, VA between Danville and South Boston.  The detour enters North Carolina.  Westbound lanes are unaffected.

Here is my post in the Virginia thread:
https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=294.msg2991381;topicseen#msg2991381

#2

Mid-Atlantic / Re: Virginia

Last post by wriddle082 - Today at 09:15:15 PM

A sinkhole formed over the weekend due to TS Chantal's remnants on US 58/360 eastbound in Halifax County, between Danville and South Boston.  The signed detour follows VA and NC 119 and then a couple of secondary roads back into VA.  The westbound lanes appear to be unaffected.  I believe the sinkhole mostly affected one of the two eastbound lanes, but they have closed and detoured the entire eastbound carriageway for the repair operation, which will take "days".

https://www.yourgv.com/news/local_news/eastbound-lanes-of-u-s-58-in-halifax-county-closed-after-tropical-system/article_fafc8782-ab74-4559-90f8-7962974c386e.html

Unfortunately I discovered the road closure and detour today (I was taking the scenic route to Hampton Roads and didn't want to deal with I-85), and was delayed along the detour by slow trucks and VDOT crews erecting detour signage.

#3

Off-Topic / Re: What is your Independence ...

Last post by ET21 - Today at 09:12:18 PM

Went out to Galena IL for a few days, checked out Dubuque IA as well

#4

Great Lakes and Ohio Valley / Re: Illinois Tollway Notes

Last post by ET21 - Today at 09:10:02 PM

Yeah they've been busy getting the bridge beams on the mainline done over 290 and tearing down the old SB 294-EB 290 ramp. Begging for that circle ramp to finally go away. Cheat code recently during heavy traffic is using the 290 ramp to access the right lane for NB 294, no one uses it past 290 so you can get through easier.

They did do a shift on SB 294 between 47th and I-55 to the right on mostly new concrete though it seemed incomplete due to the holiday.

#5

Sports / Re: Hockey

Last post by ET21 - Today at 09:04:41 PM

Happy with the Hawks draft this year,

FA however was quite snooze, though it was one of the weaker classes in recent memory. Plus last year was crazy with $1.2 billion

#6

Sports / Re: Formula 1 racing chatter!

Last post by ET21 - Today at 09:03:01 PM

We also saw the F1 movie and I thought it was decent. Def a bit campy in some spots but I really liked the camera work on the cars. Plus it was impressive how they added the cars to actual races that happened (Mexico GP comes to mind when Perez went airborne on lap 1/turn 1.

Also, NICO HULKENBERG!!!

#7

Sports / Re: NASCAR

Last post by ET21 - Today at 08:59:07 PM

SVG owns Grant Park

#8

Southeast / Re: Interstate 87 (NC-VA)

Last post by vdeane - Today at 08:34:22 PM

The I-74 route in North Carolina was originally intended to hook up with existing I-74 in Ohio, but that will probably never happen due to issues in Virginia and West Virginia.

Virginia isn't an issue (they have nothing to build but also no reason to sign I-74 without anything signed in WV), but Ohio is.

#9

Mid-Atlantic / Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge (...

Last post by ixnay - Today at 08:26:12 PM

You can no longer cross the old bridge on Google Maps Street View: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.2097743,-76.5394925,3a,75y,84.22h,76.76t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1stKnn9TlC9nGFnsrNHgUIPg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D13.238972568883852%26panoid%3DtKnn9TlC9nGFnsrNHgUIPg%26yaw%3D84.21568909980498!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D.

A good view of the skyline and the cranes at the Dundalk terminal are still available at https://www.google.com/maps/@39.2258404,-76.5167945,3a,16.2y,313.45h,89.95t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1so2rR7IMdEFP7LRIXOdgvjg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D0.05288936554730128%26panoid%3Do2rR7IMdEFP7LRIXOdgvjg%26yaw%3D313.448902669387!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D .

And if you spin that view around you can see the abandoned cranes at Sparrows Point.

#10

Northeast / Re: New York State Thruway

Last post by vdeane - Today at 08:16:04 PM

Noticed there's an R-Permit restriction on a bridge that was recently redone on I-87 near the exit for Catskill (Exit 21).  Strange that the restriction is there after construction.

I'm not sure what exactly they did there, but it didn't appear that they were working long enough for it to be a full rehab or reconstruction.